Hill,
James Jerome 1838-1916; U.S. railroad magnate & financier, born in Canada
See hill in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hĭl)
noun
A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain.
A small heap, pile, or mound.
a. A mound of earth piled around and over a plant.
b. A plant thus covered.
An incline, especially of a road; a slope.
Hill
a. Capitol Hill. Often used with the.
b. The U.S. Congress. Often used with the.
transitive verbhilled, hill·ing, hills
To form into a hill, pile, or heap.
To cover (a plant) with a mound of soil.
Related Forms:
hillˈer noun
, Ambrose Powell 1825-1865.
American Confederate officer active in the Seven Days' Battle, the Second Battle of Bull Run, and the Battle of Antietam (all 1862). Units under his command began the Battle of Gettysburg (1863).
, James J(erome) 1838-1916.
American railroad magnate who promoted the Great Northern Railway and with J.P. Morgan gained control of the Northern Pacific Railroad in a stock market struggle that provoked the Panic of 1901.